Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Mariners Release Vidro

The Mariners finally rid themselves of Jose Vidro today, the player who single handily would lead one to question the existence of the designated hitter rule. You might as well have the pitcher just bat, right? What was Bavasi thinking? His last year (with the Washington Nationals) before Bavasi's brilliant move to bring him on as the M's DH, his BA/HR/RBI line was .289/7/47. In a FULL season. Yeah, that's the kind of line that would make me want to rush out and grab him for my DH.

Now that Vidro and Sexson are gone, they're well on their way to clearing up their roster (and their payroll) and just letting some of the young guys play.

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